The Lodge

Small Isles Surgery and Doctors House

Grianan under construction in 1958. It was built for the Small Isles doctor by the local Health Board and the surgery was a small room in the south end with a tiny dispensary. Most patients were seen in the sitting room because the surgery was so small

New Lower road, Cleadale

Building the new road along the western side of Cleadale to Bayview in 1969. Before then there was only a rough track only useable in dry weather. This is why Dugald MacKinnon always parked his lorry on the east road.(see Katie and Dugald MacKinnon Coll. No. 8) (3: Apr 69).

New lorry arrives at Pier

The arrival of the "White Cloud"

Duncan Mackay’s new Marina arriving on the Shearwater in 1984. The car was affectionately known as the "White Cloud". Michael Dyer (who died in the Silvery Sea fishing boat tragedy off Denmark in the 1990s), Lachlan Maclean at the steering wheel, Duncan Mackay, Robert Dempster and Ronnie Dyer(3: Feb 84).

Unloading cattle from the ferry boat

A cow being unloaded from the ferryboat onto the pier. In the foreground is Roddie MacIsaac. At the back of the boat is Archie MacDonald, and lighting a cigarette is Roddie Campbell. At the back of the cow is Donald MacIsaac and pulling on the rope is Angus MacIsaac and Neil Mackay. The Dido is behind in the harbout (1

Loading cattle at the Pier

Loading cattle at the pier in 1966: Dodie Campbell, Frankie Kirk with cigarette and beret and his father Angus Kirk, Neil MacKay and in the foreground with his back to the camera is Fergus Gowans (3: Oct 66).

Plane crashed on Laig Beach

Keith Schellenberg’s damaged plane leaving Kildonnan

Keith Schellenberg’s damaged plane leaving Kildonnan by road past the mill. This was the result of the famous occasion when Schellenberg was trying to start the plane by turning the propeller with Angus at the controls inside. As the plane started Angus moved the wrong control and the plane crashed (3: Aug 75).

Coastguard Training

Minister from Eigg says goodbye after service on Muck

On Muck pier the minister from Eigg is saying goodbye after a service in the late 1950s: at the back is Ellen MacDonald, ? , Jessie MacDonald, ? , Francis Macleod; in the front: ? , ? , Charlie MacDonald (Muck) and the minister Mr MacKenzie from the Eigg manse

Kirks and MacLeans

Western Isles at Eigg Pier

Brucey Watt’s boat the Western Isles with “Pat” a female crew member - very unusual at the time, c. 1960. On the pier is Duncan Ferguson, Fergus Gowans, John Angus MacDonald, Archie MacKinnon, Katie MacKinnon, old Angus Kirk, Margaret MacDonald (wife of John Angus), ? , Roddie Campbell and Uisdean MacDonald (2).

Pop comes to Eigg

At a ceilidh when pop and rock music arrived: Colin Wetherley playing guitar (he married Dorothy Rutherford). The young people listening entranced behind include Lawrence, Ewen and Alasdair MacEwen from Muck

Wedding Ceilidh

Hugh MacKinnon, the last bard of Eigg, telling a story in gaelic with whisky in hand. All in the room would then have understood the language. This would have been a wedding ceilidh because he is in a dinner jacket and whisky was not normally drunk openly inside the ceilidh hall: Annabel Ferguson, Father Ian Gillies, Ali MacDonald, Hugh MacKinnon (now Corpach), Uisdean MacDonald and Hugh MacKinnon. The child is Marie Kirk

Marriaage of Chrissie MacKinnon

The wedding of Alistair Oliver and Chrissie MacKinnon (as in the Chrissie Oliver Collection). Her sister Peggy MacKinnon is bridesmaid. Their parents Hugh and Mary stand behind Chrissie and Angus is behind Hugh (2).